Eminem Remains on Top of the Billboard Top 200 June 3, 2009
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Eminem’s Relapse holds on to the number one spot on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. The album sold 211,000 copies in its second week (which is a 65.3% sales decline from last week).
Green Day holds steady at number two with 21st Century Breakdown, which sold 76,000 copies (which is a 54% decline in sales). The Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack moves back up three spots to number three, selling 52,000 copies; this is a 10% decrease in sales.
Marilyn Manson debuts at number four with The High End of Low, which sold 49,000 copies in its first week. Lady GaGa’s The Fame moves back up three spots to number five, selling 45,000 copies; this is a sales increase of less than 1%.
Kenny Chesney’s Greatest Hits II falls three spots to number six, selling 43,000 copies (this is a 51% sales decline from last week). Winsin and Yandel debut at number seven with La Revolucion, which sold 36,000 copies in its first week.
Grizzly Bear debuts at number eight with Veckatimest, which sold 33,000 copies in its first week. Taylor Swift’s Fearless re-enters the top ten at number nine, selling 33,000 copies; this is a 3% sales increase from last week. Rascal Flatts’ Unstoppable re-enters the top ten at number ten, selling 27,000 copies (which is a 3% sales increase).
This week’s album sales (5.75 million units) is down 12.4% compared to last week, and down 20.4% compared to the same week last year.
Eminem Debuts at Number One on the Billboard Top 200 May 27, 2009
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Eminem debuts at number one with his new album, Relapse. It sold 608,000 copies in its first week of release.
Green Day slips a spot to number two with 21st Century Breakdown, which sold 166,000 copies (this is a 23% sales decrease from last week). Kenny Chesney debuts at number three with Greatest Hits II, which sold 89,000 copies in its first week.
Method Man and Redman debut at number four with Blackout! 2, which sold 63,000 copies in its first week. Dane Cook debuts at number five with ISolated INcident, which sold 61,000 copies in its first week of release.
Busta Rhymes debuts at number six with Back on My B.S., which sold 59,000 copies in its first week. The Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack falls five spots to number seven, selling 58,000 copies (this is a sales decrease of 15% from last week).
Lady GaGa falls four spots to number eight with The Fame, which sold 45,000 copies; however, this is a 9% increase in sales from last week. Tori Amos debuts at number nine with Abnormally Attracted to Sin, which sold 41,000 copies in its first week. Kate Voegele debuts at number ten with A Fine Mess, which sold 37,000 copies in its first week of release.
This week’s album sales (6.57 million units) are up 12.9% from last week, but down 8.8% from the same week last year.
